Lot 528: ESPIÉ, Félix-François comte d' The manner of securing all sorts of building

ESPIÉ, Félix-François comte d' The manner of securing all sorts of buildings from fire. Or A treatise upon the construction of arches made with bricks and plaister, called flat-arches [...]. London H. Piers and partner; T. Payne; M. Cooper [1756] 8vo: 62 pp.; 2 pl. (brown., sm. stain on title, sm. tears on pl.). Sewing, modern blue paper wrappers, title label on board . First edition of the English translation by L. Dutens (1st French ed., Paris, 1754: "Manière de rendre toutes sortes d'édifices incombustibles, ou Traité sur la construction des voûtes [...]"). The Count d'Espié (1708-1792) intended to securise urban architecture with this invention. Complete with 2 fold. pl. showing cross-sections of buildings. Ref. COPAC (date from "Monthly Catalogue" XXIV:199). Joined, 8 U.S. and English ill. books in nice publishers' bindings: 1. Conwell, Russell H. - History of the great fire in Saint John, June 20 and 21, 1877. Boston, B.B. Russell; Saint John, Jones & Morrison; Toronto, Might & Taylor, 1877. 12mo: 359 pp.; 9 pl. Account of an urban fire that destroyed two-fifths of the city of Saint John, New Brunswick.-- 2. Hill, Charles T. - Fighting a fire. New York, The Century Co., 1898. 12mo: xiii-[3]-246 pp. A coll. of 7 stories, ill. with 56 pictures in text, mostly from drawings by the author.-- 3. Holmes, F.M. - Firemen and their exploits [...]. London, S.W. Partridge & Co., 1899. 12mo: 167-[1] + editor's cat., 28 pp. Prov. Given as a prize to Thomas Taylor, by the School Board of London, July 1901 (printed label with mss mentions).-- 4. Baumer, Edward - The early days of the Sun Fire Office. London, Sir J. Causton & Sons, 1910. 8vo: [2]-71 pp.; 24 pl. Prov. V. Wenseer (ms. mention).-- 5. Braidwood, John S. - Fire. Its prevention & extinguishing [...]. Second edition. London, C. & E. Layton; Edinburgh, H. & J. Pillans & Wilson, 1913. 8vo: viii-172-[14] pp.; 2 pl., fig. in text. Prov. Chemists Club Library, New York (bookpl., stamps and dry stamp).-- 6. Gamble, Sidney G. - A practical treatise on outbreaks of fire, being a systematic study of their causes and means of prevention [...]. London, C. Griffin and Co., 1926. 8vo: [2]-xi-[1]-543-[9] pp.; 2 pl., 348 fig. in text.-- 7. Dunshee, Kenneth H. - Enjine! Enjine! A story of fire protection. New York, H.V. Smith for Home Insurance Company, 1939. 4to: 63-[1] pp.; front., numerous fig. in text, in colours and b/w. Prov. Spec Roll (bookpl.).-- 8. Freeman, John R. - Experiments upon the flow of water in pipes and pipe fittings, made at Nashua, New Hampshire, June 28 to October 22, 1892. New York, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 1941. 4to: [2]-xxv-[1]-349 pp.; front., numerous b/w fig. in text. 1st ed. of this study, published by the author's son, Clarke F. Freeman. Limited ed., copy No. 234. (Some sl. foxing, minor def. on bindings). (9 vol.)